My wife's so fat, I won £7,000
Old-fashioned comic wins ITV crown
19/10/2002 … A Northern comic telling gags about how fat his wife is has won ITV1's search for new comedy talent.
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Sat 19 October 2002
A question of faith
Comic Mirza hosts BBC1 Islam show
19/10/2002 … Muslim comic Shazia Mirza is to present a BBC1 programme about Islam.
Sean unLocks TV deal
Radio show moves to BBC Choice
19/10/2002 … Sean Lock's Radio 4 show 15 Storeys High is to transfer to TV.
Thu 17 October 2002
Dwarf's big day
Sci-fi sitcom finally gets DVD release
17/10/2002 … The first series of Red Dwarf is to be released on DVD, following a deluge of requests from fans.
Roseanne's return
Comic signs for reality comedy
17/10/2002 … Roseanne is returning to TV after a five-year absence with a 'reality workplace comedy".
Another one bites the dust
Elton pens a second Queen musical
17/10/2002 … Ben Elton has started work on another Queen musical.
Wed 16 October 2002
Small ambition
16/10/2002 … Ronnie Corbett wants to make a return to sitcom.
Sobering thoughts
Smith to tell of new life on the wagon
16/10/2002 … Arthur Smith is to tell of his life-threatening battle with pancreatitis, in a new radio show.